Herefordshire Healthy Schools

Useful Websites

Forest Schools - www.forestschools.com
Opportunity to use woodlands near the school for educational activities. Training schemes available via the website and funding available to schools in Wye Valley. Contact us for information of Hfds school in the scheme.

Kids Direct - kids.direct.gov.uk/
Lesson plans, games and animations, instructions and factfiles on Behaviour and Community, Environment, Health and Democracy. Has downloadable lesson plans, extensions and worksheets. Also has interactive kids sections!

Learning through landscapes - www.ltl.org.uk/index.htm
Learning through Landscapes helps schools and early years settings make the most of their outdoor spaces for play and learning.

National Healthy Schools website - www.healthyschools.gov.uk
The National website for Healthy Schools. Online audit, excellent resources and links.

Phunky Foods - www.phunkyfoods.co.uk/
Programme offering healthy eating and physical activity resources. Healthy Schools offered this to schools free for first year and training in 2006 and again for 2007. For more information contact the team.

QCA National Curriculum - curriculum.qca.org.uk/
'The curriculum should be treasured. There should be real pride in our curriculum: the learning that the nation has decided to set before its young. Teachers, parents, employers, the media and the public should all see the curriculum as something to embrace, support and celebrate. Most of all, young people should relish the opportunity for discovery and achievement that the curriculum offers.'

Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum, QCA

Skipping Workshops - www.skipping-workshops.co.uk
A website all about skipping, skipping workshops run by ex-teachers, how skipping benefits schools, shows how skipping activities can be included in PE lessons.

Teens Weight Wise - www.teenweightwise.com/
British Dietetic Association website with great info for teens. Includes recipes, keeping active, nutrition information and lots more.